--- title: Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure author: Howard Pyle source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14503/captain-kidd-burying-his-treasure/ format: machine-readable-alternate updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure _Authored by Howard Pyle_ ## Image File [![Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14503.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14503.png) ## Image Caption A late-19th/early-20th century illustration by Howard Pyle showing the Scottish privateer turned pirate [Captain Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) (c. 1645-1701) burying his treasure. [William Kidd](https://www.worldhistory.org/Captain_Kidd/) was found guilty of [piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piracy/) and hanged in 1701. A legend sprang up that Kidd had buried a fantastic treasure but its location was unknown and has never been found. ## Cite This Work ### APA Pyle, H. (2021, August 23). Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Pyle, Howard. "Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2021. . ### MLA Pyle, Howard. "Captain Kidd Burying His Treasure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2021, . ## License & Copyright [Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_pirates_burying2.jpg) by [**Howard Pyle**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pyle_pirates_burying2.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 August 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.